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  • Fri 19 Jul 2019

    • 17:00
      Imperial College Union

      A live Proms edition of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 3’s In Tune, presented by Sean Rafferty.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      In Tune
  • Sat 20 Jul 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      An introduction to Smetana’s Má vlast with Czech-born former manager of the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service, Sir John Tusa, and academic Nicholas Baragwanath.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Sun 21 Jul 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      50 years to the day since men first walked on the Moon, Professor Richard Wiseman and Melanie Vandenbrouck, curator at the Royal Museums Greenwich reflect on the long footprint of those small steps.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Mon 22 Jul 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      In the first of a series of talks focusing on Proms founder-conductor Henry Wood, Hannah French and Tim Jones explore his relationship with the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied, and whose orchestra he trained for 20 years.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Tue 23 Jul 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 3 New Generation Thinker Daisy Fancourt asks if music can heal the mind and body.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Wed 24 Jul 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      A discussion about Bartók with musicologists Erik Levi and Nigel Simeone.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Thu 25 Jul 2019

    • 17:15
      Imperial College Union

      An introduction to the music in tonight’s Prom with researcher, writer and presenter Katy Hamilton and musicologist David Trippett.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Fri 26 Jul 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      Poets Jacob Polley and Rachael Allen read from their work and respond to themes in the music of tonight’s concert.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Sat 27 Jul 2019

  • Sun 28 Jul 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      In a live edition of The Listening Service, Tom Service responds to Messiaen’s ‘Interstellar Call’ – join us on the launch pad!

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      The Listening Service
  • Mon 29 Jul 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      An introduction to The Creation with Revd Lucy Winkett and musicologist David Wyn Jones.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Tue 30 Jul 2019

    • 17:15
      Imperial College Union

      Musicologist Marina Frolova-Walker and cultural historian Pauline Fairclough discuss Shostakovich and his Symphony No. 5.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Wed 31 Jul 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      Journalist and string-instrument expert Ariane Todes joins writer and broadcaster David Nice to explore Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 and the Russian school of violin-playing.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Thu 1 Aug 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      Hannah French and former Proms Controller Sir Nicholas Kenyon discuss Henry Wood’s relationship with 20th-century music in the second of three events celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Proms founder-conductor's birth.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Fri 2 Aug 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      Composer Sir James MacMillan, 60 this year, discusses The Confession of Isobel Gowdie and talks about his inspiration and ideas.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Sat 3 Aug 2019

  • Sun 4 Aug 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      A short discussion of the wide views and long legends of the Nordic countries between fairytale expert Nicole Schmidt and New Generation Thinker Leah Broad.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Mon 5 Aug 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      A look beneath the surface of swans - in nature and culture - with ‘Human Swan’ Sacha Dench.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Tue 6 Aug 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      Shahidha Bari presents an exploration of Tchaikovsky’s letters, many of which were suppressed because of what they revealed about his sexuality. She is joined by composer Rolf Hind, with readings by actor Tom Stuart.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Reading
  • Wed 7 Aug 2019

    • 17:15
      Imperial College Union

      The power of tragic tales - with poet Clare Pollard and Dr Jennifer Wallace.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Thu 8 Aug 2019

    • 17:15
      Imperial College Union

      Authors Elizabeth Lowry and Iain Sinclair join Matthew Sweet to discuss American gothic and horror writer Edgar Allan Poe, whose poetry inspired Rachmaninov’s The Bells.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Fri 9 Aug 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      Matthew Sweet is joined by critic and broadcaster David Benedict and film critic Pamela Hutchinson to introduce tonight’s Prom.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Sat 10 Aug 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      William Mival, Head of Composition at the Royal College of Music, joins writer Stephen Johnson to discuss Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 and the challenges of writing symphonies in the late 19th century.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Sun 11 Aug 2019

    • 18:15
      Imperial College Union

      Children’s concepts of innocence and experience - with author Patrice Lawrence and New Generation Thinker Emma Butcher.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Mon 12 Aug 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      Ahead of tonight’s Prom, musicologists Adrian Thomas and Nicholas Reyland introduce Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Tue 13 Aug 2019

  • Wed 14 Aug 2019

    • 17:15
      Imperial College Union

      Inspired by Berlioz’s trickery, Shahidha Bari and Nick Groom explore the long tradition of literary hoaxes, with readings from some of the most creative and audacious examples.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Reading
  • Thu 15 Aug 2019

  • Fri 16 Aug 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      What Victorians Did For Fun - historians Kathryn Hughes and Lee Jackson discuss 19th century entertainment.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Sat 17 Aug 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      Wish Upon a Tsar - The Power of Russian Folktales with Marina Warner and Sophie Anderson.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Sun 18 Aug 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      Musicologist Natasha Loges explores the life and work of Clara Schumann in the composer's 200th-anniversary year.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Mon 19 Aug 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      Seán Williams introduces tonight's Prom with readings from the works of Friedrich Schiller, including An Ode to Joy which forms part of the text for Beethoven’s Symphony No.9.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Reading
  • Tue 20 Aug 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      The jungle of Rudyard Kipling’s reputation is explored by novelist Frances Hardinge and academic Sue Walsh, chaired by New Generation Thinker Anindya Raychaudhuri.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Wed 21 Aug 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      The life, work and legacy of great African-American singer-songwriter Nina Simone discussed by poet Zena Edwards and singer Ayanna Witter-Johnson.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Thu 22 Aug 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      An exploration of the life and work of Mieczysław Weinberg with musicologist and broadcaster Erik Levi.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Fri 23 Aug 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      A discussion about the relationship between music and architecture with broadcaster and writer Stephen Johnson.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Sat 24 Aug 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      An exploration of the Russian symphonic tradition, with musicologist Geoffrey Norris and cultural historian Rosamund Bartlett.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Sun 25 Aug 2019

  • Mon 26 Aug 2019

  • Tue 27 Aug 2019

  • Wed 28 Aug 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      Ahead of tonight’s Prom, musicologist Jonathan Cross and Jane Pritchard introduce Stravinsky’s Divertimento: The Fairy’s Kiss.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Thu 29 Aug 2019

    • 17:15
      Imperial College Union

      Kate Kennedy and Jordan Kistler introduce Elgar’s The Music Makers.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Fri 30 Aug 2019

    • 17:15
      Imperial College Union

      The concept of sacrifice in the Old Testament is discussed by the Reverend Richard Coles and Dr Deborah Rooke.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Sat 31 Aug 2019

  • Sun 1 Sep 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      Rosamund Bartlett and Philip Bullock discuss Tchaikovsky and the Russian folk tradition.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Mon 2 Sep 2019

    • 17:15
      Imperial College Union

      Sarah Lenton and Flora Willson introduce Berlioz’s Benvenuto Cellini.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Tue 3 Sep 2019

  • Wed 4 Sep 2019

  • Thu 5 Sep 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      Novelist Mark Haddon on updating the legend of Pericles, popularised by Shakespeare, from the sea-faring to the aviation age.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Fri 6 Sep 2019

    • 17:40
      Imperial College Union

      Poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan hosts a special edition of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 3’s The Verb, his showcase of poetry and the spoken word, with guest writers and performers.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      The Verb
  • Sat 7 Sep 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      An exploration of the connections between the music of Strauss and Mozart, with Barbara Eichner and William Mival.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Sun 8 Sep 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      Witchcraft, witch-trials and the image of the witch are explored by historian Professor Suzannah Lipscomb.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Mon 9 Sep 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      In the third of our series on Henry Wood, Hannah French and Gulliver Ralston explore the Proms founder-conductor’s relationship with Wagner’s music.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Tue 10 Sep 2019

    • 17:15
      Imperial College Union

      A discussion about the function of letters in literature and life with best-selling crime novelist Ruth Ware and epistolary historian Shaun Usher.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Fri 13 Sep 2019

    • 17:45
      Imperial College Union

      Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, and his Fifth Symphony are two of his most iconic works. Benjamin Walton and Laura Tunbridge examine Beethoven’s social standing in the early years of the 19th century.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Talk
  • Sat 14 Sep 2019

    • 17:00
      Imperial College Union

      Join us for an informal look back over the 2019 ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Proms season.

      Also part of
      Proms 2019
      Proms Plus Event